High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-8329

Description

An Elevation of Privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Subsystem for Linux when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Linux On Windows Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Affected products

Microsoft/Windows Subsystem for Linuxllm-fuzzy
Microsoft/Windows 10 1909cpe-rescue
Range: Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
Microsoft/Windows Server 2003cpe-rescue
Range: version 1803 (Server Core Installation)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8329nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105505nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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